Off Fossil Fuels – new bill in Congress

“If the federal government does not act now and bring people together to solve this challenge, we will fail to protect future generations of Americans from the devastating economic and environmental consequences of climate change,” said Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii).

The Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (OFF Act), introduced by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), “rises to the challenge of what science requires to avert the worst of the climate chaos still ahead, while mandating a just and swift transition to renewables,” Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food and Water Watch, statedFriday.

Referencing the consequences of climate change already felt by her home state of Hawaii, Gabbard said the bill was necessary because it’s “long past time for the federal government to take action for the sake of our people, our planet, and our future.”